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. 2008 Dec;148(4):1847–1856. doi: 10.1104/pp.108.125377

Table I.

Peroxisomal matrix proteins of higher plants, mammals, and yeasts containing the targeting signal PTS2 in the N terminus

TPTS2 is indicated in bold. The conserved Cys near the cleavage site for the peroxisomal processing peptidase in higher eukaryotes is indicated in bold and underlined. (Taken from Helm et al. [2007]. Copyright by The National Academy of Sciences of the USA.)

Enzyme/Species Plants and Mammals
N-Terminal Presequence Cleavage Site* Mature Subunit
Malate dehydrogenase
    Watermelon MQPIPDVNQRIARISAHLHPPKSQMEESSALRRANCR*-AKGGAPGFKVAI
    Pumpkin MKPIPDVNERIARISAHLPPKSQMEEGSVLRRANCR*-AKGGAPGFRVAI
    Alfalfa MEPNSYANSRITRIASHLNPPNLKMNEHGGSSLTNVHCR*-AKGGTPGFKVAI
    Rice MEDAAAAARRMERLASHLRPPASQMEESPLLRGSNCR*-AKGAAPGFKVAI
    Rape MPHKRIAMISAHLQPSFTPQMEAKNSVMGLESCR*-AKGGNPGFKVAI
    Arabidopsis (At5g09660) MEFRGDANQRIARISAHLTPQMEAKNSVIGRENCR*-AKGGNPGFKVAI
    Arabidopsis (At2g22780) MPDNQRIARISAHLNPPNLHNQIADGSGLNRVACR*-AKGGSPGFKVAI
Citrate synthase
    Pumpkin MPTDMELSPSNVARHRLAVLAAHLSAASLEPPVMASSLEAHCV*-SAQTMVAPP
    Arabidopsis (At2g42790) MEISERVRARLAVLSGHLSEGKQDSPAIERWCT*-SADTSVAPL
    Arabidopsis (At3g58740) MEISERARARLAVLNAHLTVSEPNQVLPAIEPWCT*-SAHITAAPH
Acyl-CoA oxidase
    Pumpkin MASPGEPNRTAEDESQAAARRIERLSLHLTPIPLDDSQGVEMETC*-AAGKAKA
    Arabidopsis (At5g65110) MESRREKNPMTEEESDGLIAARRIQRLSLHLSPSLTLSPSLPLVQTETC*-SAR
3-Keto-acyl-CoA thiolase
    Cucumber MEKAINRQSILLHHLRPSSSAYTNESSLSASVC*-AAGDSASY
    Pumpkin MEKAINRQSILLHHLRPSSSAYSHESSLSASVC*-AAGDSASY
    Mango MEKAINRQSILLHHLRPSNSSSHNYESALAASVC*-AAGDSAAY
    Rape MEKAMERQRVLLEHLRPSSSSSHSFEGSLSASAC*-LAGDSAAY
    Arabidopsis (At5g48880) MEKAIERQRVLLEHLRPSSSSSHNYEASLSASAC*-LAGDSAAY
    Rat MSESVGRTSAMHRLQVVLGHLAGRPESSSALQAAPC*-SAGFPQAS
    Human MQRLQVVLGHLRGPADSGWMPQAAPC*-LSGAPQAS
Phytanoyl-CoA2-hydroxylase
    Rat MDYTRAGARLQVLLGHLGRPSALQIVAHPVSGPASPANFC*-PEQFQYTL
Alkyldihydroxyacetone phosphate synthase
    Human MAEAAAAAGGTGLGAGASYGSAADRDRDPDPDRAGRRLRVLSGHLLGRPREALSTNEC*-KARRA
    Rat MAEAAGEAGASERDPDAVRARRRLRVLSGHLLGRPQEAPSTNEC*-KARRAASA
    Mouse MAEAAAGEAGASERDPDAGRARRRLRVLSGHLLGRPQEAPSTNEC*-KARRAASA
Yeasts
3-Keto-acyl-CoA thiolase
    Saccharomyces cerevisiae MSQRLQSIKDHLVLSAMGLGESKRKNSLLEK
    Candida tropicalis MDRLNQLSGQLKPNAKQSILQKNPDDVVIV
    Yarrowia lypolytica MDRLNNLATQLEQNPAKGLDAITSKNPDDV
Amine oxidase
    H. polymorpha MERLRQIASQATAASAAPARPAHPLDPLST